Hi! I’m April. Photographer, painter, pinterest fiend, plant rescuer, and cacti killer. My goal is to help make the world a more beautiful place by offering paintings, prints, and canvas art that make hearts happy. Learn more.

Happy New Year! I hope 2017 is treating you well so far. Is one of your resolutions to organize and clean out your home and make your space a little more relaxed and cozy? Toss/donate all the stuff that doesn't make you happy or serve a purpose anymore? Maybe redo your office space at work? (yeah, me too!)

If you're looking for a new 2017 calendar that is pretty, inspirational, and functional, check out my new 2017 5x7 desk calendars. I love these calendars! They are small enough to be unobtrusive on your desk (ugh, who wants that big old ugly blotter calendar?) You can display these calendars in a 5x7 frame, on your desk at work, hang on your refrigerator, pin to your inspiration board, use as a bookmark, or hang from a clipboard or mini clothespins-- the possibilities are really endless! And, here's the best part-- after the month is over, you can trim off the calendar portion and you have a 5x5 print ready to frame and display. This is a fabulous and inexpensive way to get 12 5x5 prints to decorate your walls or shelves.

2017 Photo Desk Calendar- Succulents

This 2017 calendar features 12 of my most favorite succulent and cacti photos from various botanic gardens including the Chicago Botanic Garden, The Mitchell Domes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and The Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas.

2017 Calendar- Secret Garden

This 2017 photo calendar features 12 of my most favorite garden and nature photography from various gardens I've visited including the Chicago Botanic Garden, Cantigny Garden in Wheaton, Illinois, and the Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford, Illinois.

2017 Photo Calendar- Zen Garden

This 2017 calendar features 12 of my most favorite relaxing zen images from various Japanese Gardens I've had the pleasure of photographing, including the Chicago Botanic Garden, The Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon, The Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford, Illinois, and the Dallas Botanical Garden and Arboreutum in Dallas, Texas.

2017 Calendar- Waterlily Garden

This waterlily 2017 photo calendar features 12 of my most favorite images of one of my most favorite flowers-- the waterlily. These photos of waterlilies were taken at various garden locations including the Chicago Botanic Garden (of course!), Maui, Hawaii and Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin Texas.

If you like to DIY your own calendars, I have 2017 calendar templates available too, in several different styles. The downloadable calendar templates are perfect for anyone who wants to design a desk calendar with their own photos. The templates are designed to make it super easy to add your photos and print, either at home or your local photo lab. Perfect DIY gifts for grandparents and photographers (think client gifts or special add ons.)

*You will receive 15 customizable .PSD files. There will be one PSD file for each month plus three additional cover styles.*Each file is 5x7 inches and 300 dpi so you can print it out and it will look amazing!*Text has been rasterized so you can customize the font color. The background color can also be changed to suit your needs.*This template is compatible with Photoshop and PS Elements.